Heman’s relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
Joshua 21:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of the priest Aaron received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The [first] lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin thirteen cities. American Standard Version (1901) And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. Common English Bible The lot went out for the clans of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest from among the Levites acquired thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Catholic Public Domain Version And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest, out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities. |
Heman’s relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their family records; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived for 137 years.
Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived for 137 years.
The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
And Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.